SRINAGAR, Jan 10: Joint separatist leadership comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik today called for a complete shutdown on Saturday against the killing of a Khudwani youth on Tuesday.

In a statement, they said Kashmir has been turned into a killing field where the lives of men, women and children are not safe.

“The horrendous torment unleashed by security forces at Khudwani yesterday during which pellets, bullets and shells were showered on people injuring large number of people and killing one innocent can only be termed as state sponsored terrorism,” they said.

“A comprehensive protest strike will be observed against yesterday’s killings, ongoing genocide of Kashmiri youth and other oppressive measures on Saturday, January 13,” the separatist leadership said.

SRINAGAR, Jan 10: National Conference (NC) president Dr Farooq Abdullah today expressed grave concern over the deteriorating security scenario in Kashmir and said that the PDP-BJP government had failed to wean away youth from isolation due to various ideological U-turns and contradictions.
Interacting with party workers at his residence here, Dr Abdullah also said that the shadow of fear that has been cast over the Panchayat election process is alarming and unfortunate and should be taken seri